Digital Labour

Graham, Mark; Anwar, Mohammad Amir

Digital Labour

Graham, M. and Anwar, M. A., Labour, in Ash, Kitchin and Leszczynski (eds) 'Digital Geographies’, Sage: London (2018)

9 Pages Posted: 29 Jun 2017 Last revised: 28 Jun 2019

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Mark Graham

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

Mohammad Amir Anwar

Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford; School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Date Written: May 21, 2017

Abstract

New forms of digital work have emerged which in theory can be done from anywhere. Does this mean that geography no longer matters to digital work? Not exactly. This chapter draws on our previous empirical research into digital labor to outline how geography still matters, and who it matters for in a world of increasingly digital work. The contemporary geography of digital labor can be used to exploit workers, but we also argue that it opens up distinct possibilities for digital workers to recreate their own worlds of work.

Keywords: Digital labour, Spatio-temporal fix, digital space, labour geographies

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Graham, Mark and Anwar, Mohammad Amir, Digital Labour (May 21, 2017). Graham, M. and Anwar, M. A., Labour, in Ash, Kitchin and Leszczynski (eds) 'Digital Geographies’, Sage: London (2018) . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2991099